What the work involves, what it pays, and real lines you can start from. Answer a few small questions and leave with a resume.
Also called automated cutting machine operator, automated equipment operator, automation machine operator and cnc gear operator.
$50,690
Median pay a year
169,450
People do this work
6
Resume lines ready for you
Pay and headcount are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lines are written from what the US Department of Labor records about this work.
An example
A Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator resume, filled in
Every line below comes from the same public record as the rest of this page. The greyed parts are the ones only you can answer.
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator
Summary
Computer numerically controlled tool operator setting up and operating machines for metal and plastic workpieces, measuring dimensions, reviewing blueprints, monitoring operations, and maintaining equipment
Experience
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Set up and operated computer-controlled machines for metal or plastic workpieces
Measured dimensions of finished workpieces using precision measuring tools
Mounted and secured tools and workpieces on machines with hand tools
Reviewed blueprints to set machine operations and finished workpiece dimensions
Monitored machine operation and checked control panel displays for malfunctions
Cleaned machines and parts using solvents and rags
Lifted workpieces to machines manually or with hoists or cranes
Skills
Entering specifications into equipment, Programming equipment, Replacing worn equipment components, Removing parts from equipment, Studying blueprints or instructions, Monitoring lubrication, Monitoring equipment operation, Watching operating equipment, Testing electrical equipment, Measuring product dimensions
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
Yours will not say this. It will say what you did, in your own words, and Rung writes it with you one question at a time.
Nothing to write from scratch
What to put on a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator resume
Real duties for this job, already written the way a resume reads. Inside Rung you choose the ones that were yours.
What did you do each day?
Choose what fits, or say your own.
Measured workpiece dimensionsSet up and operated machinesMounted and secured toolsReviewed blueprints for operationsStopped machines to change toolsListened for machine problems
becomes
On your resume
Measured workpiece dimensions to ensure compliance with specifications
Mounted and secured tools and fixtures on machines for accurate operations
These are written the way a resume line reads. Rung asks which ones are actually yours, keeps your own words, and never claims work you did not do.
Then it asks for one more thing
The line that could show more, and the fact that lands it.
Make it stronger
A few lines could show more. Each one is asked, and answered by choosing.
Add what improved once the dimensions were measured
The line
Measured workpiece dimensions to ensure compliance with specifications, improving the quality of finished products
Add what improved once the dimensions were measured
Pick one that fits
Quality of finished products improvedReduced rework and wasteEnsured parts fit correctly
Or add your own.
In your wordsAdd it
Adding it to the line…
Added to your resume
Show how often you mounted tools and fixtures
The line
Mounted and secured tools and fixtures on machines for accurate operations
Show how often you mounted tools and fixtures
Pick one that fits
Several times each shiftMost setups for each jobEvery time a new job started
Or add your own.
In your wordsAdd it
Adding it to the line…
Added to your resume
Every ready answer is in plain words, never a figure. Nothing is invented to fill a gap.
What it is made of
Skills for a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator resume
What this work is made of. Rung offers these and keeps the ones you claim.
What are you good at?
Entering specifications into equipment
Programming equipment
Replacing worn equipment components
Removing parts from equipment
Studying blueprints or instructions
Monitoring lubrication
Monitoring equipment operation
Watching operating equipment
Testing electrical equipment
Measuring product dimensions
Calculating labor requirements
Cleaning production equipment
The work itself
What a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator does
The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.
Operate computer-controlled tools, machines, or robots to machine or process parts, tools, or other work pieces made of metal, plastic, wood, stone, or other materials. May also set up and maintain equipment.
What it pays
How much does a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$44,930
Median
$50,690
75th percentile
$61,760
About 169,450 people do this work in the United States.
cnc shot peening operator, computer numeric control operator, computer numerical control gear operator, computer numerical control laser operator, computer numerical control lathe operator, computer numerical control machine operator, computer numerical control mill operator, computer numerical control operator, computer numerical control router operator, computer numerical control set up operator, computer numerically controlled lathe operator, computer numerically controlled machine operator, computer numerically controlled mill operator, computer numerically controlled milling machine operator, computer numerically controlled shot peening operator, laser beam trim operator, laser operator, machine operator, machine set up operator, medical numerical control operator, metal cnc operator, metal computer numerically controlled operator, metal jig boring machine operator, metal numerical control machine operator, numerical control drill press operator, numerical control jig boring machine operator, numerical control lathe operator, numerical control machine operator, numerical control machine set up operator, numerical control machine tool operator, numerical control machinist operator, numerical control milling machine operator, numerical control milling machine set up operator, numerical control router operator, numerical control router set up operator, operator, pcb numerical control drill operator, plastic cnc machine operator, plastic computer numerically controlled machine operator, plastic numerical control machine operator, printed circuit boards numerical control drill operator, robotic machine operator, set up operator, shot peening operator, welding robot operator, aircraft metals technician, cnc machinist, cnc tech.
Free resume help
Start with this job
Answer a few small questions and leave with a resume. Your answers stay on your own device.
A truly free resume that is yours to keep
You leave with a PDF and a Word file, and a cover letter if you want one.
Nothing to pay when you download, no account, and the resume saves to your own device.
Every question can be read aloud, and answered out loud.
Nothing to write from scratch: the lines are ready, and you choose the ones that were yours.
This page is about the occupation Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.